Average Annual Precipitation for Kansas
The tables below give yearly averages for rainfall plus snowfall at cities, towns and lakes in Kansas.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives in a year. Most locations also have information on the number of days with wet weather. That includes the days when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The annual precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010 for the NOAA National Climatic Data Center.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, Central and Western Kansas.
Eastern Kansas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | Chanute | 44.5 | 1130 |
| 95 | Fort Scott | 45.0 | 1144 |
| 93 | Independence | 45.1 | 1144 |
| 77 | John Redmond Lake | 37.5 | 953 |
| 96 | Lawrence | 39.9 | 1013 |
| 92 | Leavenworth | 42.9 | 1090 |
| 98 | Olathe | 41.9 | 1063 |
| 99 | Perry Lake | 39.2 | 995 |
| 96 | Pomona Lake | 39.5 | 1003 |
| 100 | Topeka | 36.5 | 926 |
Central Kansas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Concordia | 27.9 | 708 |
| 72 | Great Bend | 26.7 | 677 |
| 85 | Hutchinson | 30.6 | 777 |
| 89 | Lovewell Reservoir Dam | 27.3 | 693 |
| 102 | Manhattan | 35.6 | 905 |
| 81 | Marion Lake | 34.3 | 872 |
| 86 | Milford Lake | 32.9 | 837 |
| 88 | Salina | 31.5 | 800 |
| – | Tallgrass Prairie Preserve | 35.7 | 907 |
| 87 | Tuttle Creek Lake | 33.0 | 837 |
| 88 | Wichita | 32.6 | 829 |
| 76 | Wilson Lake | 26.0 | 661 |
Western Kansas
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Colby | 20.7 | 525 |
| 77 | Dodge City | 21.6 | 549 |
| 59 | Elkhart | 18.3 | 465 |
| 70 | Garden City | 19.2 | 486 |
| 81 | Goodland | 19.7 | 499 |
| 79 | Keith Sebelius Reservoir | 25.8 | 656 |
| – | Kirwin Reservoir Dam | 25.5 | 648 |
| 58 | Liberal | 20.3 | 514 |
| 64 | Webster Reservoir Dam | 24.4 | 620 |
Reference
National Climatic Data Center. NOAA's 1981-2010 Climate Normals.